The tradition of building relations between the Russian Imperial House and Europe through the fate of girls from tsarist families was laid back in the 11th century. The daughters of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, married to foreigners, laid the foundation for family ties with European Houses. This tradition was continued by Emperor Peter I: his niece Anna became the wife of the Duke of Courland and left her homeland. It was followed by the daughters of emperors Paul I and Nicholas I, nieces of Emperor Alexander II and many others. Their fates developed differently, but most managed to weave their own thread into the lace of European history of the 18th-20th centuries. But what "got" crowned brides from descendants? Almost complete oblivion at home and mean notes in foreign historical literature. The author aims to tell modern readers about the life and fate of sixteen brides from the Romanov House. Written on the basis of documents, memoirs, testimonies of contemporaries, the book helps to understand today's relations between Russia and European countries.